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Encyclopedia > St Osyth

St Osyth is a village in North East Essex in the south east of the United Kingdom. It is about five miles from Clacton-on-Sea, and about twelve miles from Colchester. It is located on the B1027. Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Town - Clacton-on-Sea Location - Essex, England Founded - 1871 Population (1991) - 45,065 Clacton-on-Sea is the largest town on the Tendring Peninsula, in Essex, England. ... Colchester town centre Colchester is an historic town in the north of the English county of Essex, with a population of about 160,000. ...


Point Clear is an area of the village, located to west of the village centre. Point Clear is an area of St Osyth in Essex, England. ...


St Osyth is a parish of Tendring District. Tendring is a local government district in Essex, England. ...

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The Legend of Saint Osyth

Legend has it that Saint Osyth (or Ositha) was a young lady who was involved in various fantastic events during her lifetime. Tales include: Osyth (died 653 AD) was an English saint. ...

  • A young Osyth drowned in a stream, but was revived by nuns from the local convent praying for her for three days.
  • St Osyth was executed by beheading; where she fell a spring issued forth from the ground; she picked up her head and walked to the door of the nunnery where she knocked three times on the door before collapsing.
  • To this day, Osyth's ghost walks along the priory walls carrying her head one night each year.

Local Sights

The most notable building in the village is undoubtedly its medieval Priory. The village church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul. The Martello tower at Point Clear has been transformed into a war museum. Martello towers are small defensive forts built by the British Empire at the time of the Napoleonic Wars. ...


History

Prior to being renamed to commemorate Saint Osyth, the village was called Chich (alternate spellings include Chiche and Chick).


St Osyth was the subject of an episode of Channel 4's Time Team programme, originally broadcast on 27 February 2005. This programme sought to uncover the early origins of the village, which was presumed to have grown up at around the same time as the Priory, in the twelfth century. Many of the investigations around the current village centre found little evidence of settlement prior to the fourteenth century; it appeared that the early village centre lay some way off, between the Priory and the river. Channel 4 is a public service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... Time Team is a popular Channel 4 television series dealing with the process of field archaeology in the UK. First shown in 1994, the programme is presented by Tony Robinson, of Black Adder fame. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Facts

  • St Osyth is known to the locals as "Toosey", which is apparently formed from a contraction of the village name.
  • In terms of annual average rainfall, St Osyth is the driest recorded place in the UK, with just 513 mm per year. (source - http://www.metoffice.com/education/curriculum/didyouknow.html). By some definitions, this is low enough to classify St Osyth as a desert!

The new building on the edge of Exeter The Met Office (originally an abbreviation for Meteorological Office, but now the official name in itself), which has its headquarters at Exeter in Devon, is the UKs national weather service. ...

External links

  • http://www.stosyth.gov.uk/ - St Osyth Parish Council website
  • http://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/ - Tendring District Council website

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St. Osyth's Priory (1184 words)
Osyth's parents, as soon as she returned to them, betrothed her to Sighere, king of Essex; but as soon as she was wedded to, him she told him that she had vowed herself to Christ, and could not be his wife.
The monkish legend adds, that after her head was cut off the saint took it in her hands, and walked with it to the church of St. Peter and St. Paul, about one-third of a mile; stopping at the church door that was closed, she struck it, and fell dead on the threshold.
There is no reason to doubt that Osyth was martyred, and that the scene of her martyrdom was the Nun's Wood, but the legendary ending is, of course, an addition.
stosyth.gov.uk - About St. Osyth (1606 words)
Osyth is a parish within the Tendring District Council administrative area and in the County of Essex.
The name St. Osyth is attributed to the daughter of a King of East Anglia, who in 653 AD, was beheaded by Danish invaders, because she would not worship their idols, and the Priory was built in her honour.
Osyth is an area which has become a favourite place for holidaymakers, the majority of whom use static caravan and chalet facilities, either as owners or visitors in such numbers as to raise the population in the Summer Season to over 20,000.
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